The Female Founder Story: Building a Business, Raising a Family, and Finding Balance

The Uncommon Minds Experience · Jun 23, 2026 · 24m

Susan Bortone is the Founder and CEO of Noble Talent Group, a boutique female-founded recruitment firm that works with clients nationally to scale their agencies and brands. She is a Forbes Contributor, a Board Member for the She Runs It mentorship committee, and Harvard Certified in Change Management.

But her story starts somewhere else.

She was a former Ad Agency creative who joined the recruitment space 15+ years ago. She spent years growing teams and processes for other people. Then COVID happened. She was laid off, like so many others.

She took that shift as an opportunity to bet on…